and the France has been criticized abroad

He went on vacation this weekend, pleased with himself. "No one dares to say that there is no legislative co-production." "Everyone has understood", welcomed the leader of the UMP deputies, Jean-François Copé. Prove that the parliamentarians he led the Assembly could be elected representatives "grognons but godillots" the applicability the Executive was the goal that it set this year. She needed to take the initiative on a "public" topic and convince the Elysée of to follow suit. Mission accomplished with the general prohibition of the full veil Bill passed first reading in the Assembly, on July 13, while the opposition would vote against.

However, history has begun, there is a little more than a year, without Jean-François Copé. Mid-June, 2009, 43 UMP deputies support the Communist André Gerin, seeking a parliamentary investigative commission - this is finally a simple mission-, and a few days later, Nicolas Sarkozy said at Versailles that "the burqa is not welcome," in France. Overtaking balleau bond, the leader of the UMP deputies pronounces, on 8 July 2009, and before everyone, for "prohibition law". "It is a political, not religious debate." "The extremists attempt to once again test the Republic," he insists.

Jean-François Copé relinquish most the subject, even bypassing the transpartisane parliamentary mission, chaired by André Gerin and to assume "a true report of power with the Executive" from December, demanding a law to ban everywhere, "backed by 220 members of Parliament" (on 314). Informed of the constitutional risk, the head of State and the Secretary General of the UMP, Xavier Bertrand, looking first for sectoral prohibitions, rather by regulation. The majority is torn; François Fillon temporizes by promising, January 12, 2010, a "legislative text" (which it does not set the perimeter).

A debate "disproportionate."

Believe Jean-François Copé, Nicolas Sarkozy, who had been very reserved on the 2004 law against religious signs at school, "tope" with him at their luncheon of reconciliation from January 17. "He didn't do anything before the regional, but the truth is that I've convinced them, he and François Fillon since January", he says. The process of decision was probably a little more complex and longer. The leader of the UMP deputies will have final confirmation of the rallying of the head of State to his position after the March, marked by the defeat of the UMP and the rise of the national Front regional. A new face to face with Nicolas Sarkozy, and a call, a week later, the Secretary General of the Elysee, Claude Guéant... Eager to win back voters, the Executive will in addition to the reserves of the State Council, and the head of State will make its decision public on 21 April. The PS, which had denounced a "fact Act" which "stigmatises" Muslims, eventually did not participate in the vote, preferring to wear iron on pensions and the case Woerth-Bettencourt. "It is lamentable," per tonne Copé. It is indeed very pleased his victory even if the text should still be considered by the Senate and Constitutional Council.

But this fight there no will have not been carried out without collateral damage. He took a wrong way part of the Muslim community, which found the debate "disproportionate" to a phenomenon which affects, according to the Interior, 2,000 women. and the France has been criticized abroad. He overflowed the Party of the President and contributed to the weakening of its Secretary-General, Xavier Bertrand, forced to change their position, which adds to the happiness of Copé.

Counsel for the "hyperParlement", the head of the UMP Deputies has very little case of the parliamentary mission seeking a Republican consensus on the issue. Within the UMP, some had criticized a "personal promotion operation" (Laurent Wauquiez), which turned into "crusade" (Eric Raoult). The person concerned is impossibly - "It's a true battle of belief." - and then loose: "I have never done the consensus a purpose." Having the evidence of its influence is much more crucial in the eyes of one who ran the presidential inauguration of the UMP in 2017 and reported himself to other facts of weapons: "The wound carbon tax" and the Government project on social dialogue in retoqué TPE. "Don't forget", slide.

The next step "This is the program of our presidential candidate," he said without hesitation. It is that its microparti generation France is "first" to make its contribution. On 11 July, it brought together 63 deputies in the Bouches. Full case Woerth-Bettencourt, the Elysee has coughed. But the important thing for the President of Group was to - yet - one step ahead.